Contract labour system to go

MOGA: The Punjab government will soon be taking a decision to abolish contract labour system and will adopt a direct payment system in food grain handling work in various food handling agencies in the state including Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, Punjab State Food and Civil Supplies Department, Markfed, Punjab Agro and PUNSUP.
This was announced by chief minister Amarinder Singh while addressing FCI workers and All India Food and Allied workers Union at new grain market on Sunday.
Singh assured the FCI workers that his government would take the decision of abolition of “exploitative contract labour� on the pattern of Food Corporation of India so that workers could get better remuneration.
Singh said he knew that contractors were exploiting workers like bonded labour by denying them their due wages and benefits like fixed duty hours, weekly paid off, leave, holiday allowance and overtime.
“My government is committed to eradicate the very root cause of their plight�, but felt helpless due to the poor financial conditions holding responsible.
The SAD-BJP regime which left the state coffers “empty�.